Nilachaley Kiriti

Whodunits are best made with complex plots, lingering mysteries and an abundance of red herrings. Nilacholey Kiriti has it all. Based on Nihar Ranjan Gupta’s Basanta Rajani, the film presents a set of characters with many shades and they are all trapped in a maze of murders. With solid support from background music, chase sequences and some fantastic frames — Nilacholey Kiriti is an entertaining film for those who like detective mysteries.

Newly-married Kiriti Roy (Indraneil Sengupta) and his wife Krishna (Arunima Ghosh) are on their honeymoon in Nilachol, aka Puri. Kiriti meets his childhood neighbour Kalida (Abhishek Chatterjee), who disappears before the couple can meet him again the next day. In the meantime, Kiriti learns about the death of a young hotel attendant, Sona Ali. After a primary investigation, the sleuth also learns that Sona used to work with Blue View Hotel, the same hotel where Kali Roy was last seen before disappearing. Kiriti meets enigmatic Runa Sanyal (Rituparna Sengupta) — the hotel owner’s wife who looks after the business. The story shows several other murders as the sleuth wades deeper into the mystery.